search for survivors after deadly mudslides in california. >> from the air, by boat and on foot, the coast guard, emergency personnel and every day neighbors out digging through the rubble. >> wendy rieger has more. wendy? >> some of the people helping in this massive rescue, they don't even know if their own loved ones are alive. that's how desperate this is. ground zero of this storm, look at this, the wealthy town of montecito, which is right near santa barbara, ellen and oprah both have homes there. mud has swallowed homes in montecito. helicopters, tanks, backhoes and boats. nbc had this exclusive video. right now, two dozen people are still missing and the death toll is up to 15 this afternoon and could go

>> two were found and two are still missing. it's a river. it's overwhelming, you know? >> last month's record wildfires in the area made these mudslides worse. authorities believe many people didn't heed the evacuation warnings as well because they had just evacuated a few weeks ago for those wildfires. we're staying on top of this. back to you. >> unbelievable. they can't catch a break. thank you, wendy. >> thank you, wendy. oprah ditched her golden globes gown. her home was flooded with mud and debris. video shows her out there trudging around her yard. flames were also pouring from a ruptured gas line and a helicopter is hovering above her

her yard is a mess but her house is okay. >> ellen degeneres lives down the street. she just posted this shot on twitter. ellen writes that she doesn't know anything about the condition of her home and she says she's heartbroken for her community. as more information comes in on this breaking story, we'll send you updates right to your phone. turn on breaking news alerts on the nbc washington app. >> closer to home now, a saddeneding for a prince george's county man. daniel dehaven was found last night. darcy, what have you learned? >> reporter: you're right. a tragic end to a search that began right here at this costco in beltsville one week ago. the missing

has dementia. you had friends and family all out searching for him. we're showing you video of the area where his body was found yesterday afternoon. it was extremely cold during the search time so that made it even more important to find him quickly. police had gotten a tip that a man had picked him up and dropped him off in anne arundel county so they began searching that area with no luck. sadly, his body was discovered in a wooded area near bwi thurgood marshalll airport yesterday and today we spoke with a county executive. this story hit him very personally because his wife has alzheimer's disease. >> i know what it's like to wake up and not have your loved one there and search and pray you'll be able to find him. so it does, you know, tou

emotionally. >> reporter: anne arundel county police are telling us that there were no signs of foul play. they will tell us later how and when he died. >> darcy spencer live, thank you. pat? 51 republicans and 49 democrats were sworn in as delegates today in the virginia assembly. this is a razor thin race in newport news. last week, a federal judge ruled against a new election in house district 28 even though some voters got the wrong ballots. the number of water main problems in our area continues to grow. this picture is coming out of laurel. you can see water pouring down a prince george's street there that is closed between 4th street and route 1. no wordon

repaired. doug is standing by in the storm center now. we have a short break from the bitter cold? >> and have short break but it's going to be a substantial one. 51 degrees today. the clouds came back and then the winds more out of the east kept us on the cool side. it even looks cooler across our region. right now, look at the numbers. this tells the story. 42 in d.c. 66 in charleston, west virginia. this warm air making its way our way during the day tomorrow and especially into the day on friday with our next storm system that is moving in. moving across the country, picking up a lot of moisture, and then able to dump that moisture right in our area but you can see snowfall. we're not going to see the snow for us it's the cold air behind the system. a lot

much-needed rainfall friday into saturday. a big time temperature change going way up and then way down. see you back here in ten minutes. >> thank you, doug. north korea will be part of next month's olympic games in pyeongchang, but the details of their role still needs to be worked out. members of the international olympic committee will have to figure out how many athletes will take part and the protocol of flags and the opening and closing ceremonies. those issues will be discussed later this month. moments ago, donald trump called allegations of collusion between his campaign and russia a democrat hoax. a report out today from the congressional democrats warns the kremlins is trying to undermine democracies across europe and not just here in the u.s. some western countries are reportedly making plans to combat russia. during an afternoon press conference with the norwegian

prime minister, the president spoke about it. >> there was absolutely no collusion. everybody knows it. it was a democrat hoax that was brought up as an excuse to lose the election and it has been determined that there was no collusion by virtually everybody. >> the norwegian prime minister says europe is on alert for russian meddling. she says her country find no evidence that russia tried to influence elections in norway. it's the scene of one of the most notorious crimes in recent history, the home where a family and their housekeeper were killed. the mansion is now back on the market. why is it being relisted now. meagan fitzgerald? >> reporter: yeah, pat. according to the listing agent

the current owner who demolished that mansion behind me here decided not to rebuild so it's gone back on the market for $4.5 million. we haven't had an opportunity to speak with a neighbor in the community and she says they are not focused on the sale of the property. they are more concerned about justice for this family. it's been nearly two years since a family was killed in their home before their house was set on fire. so dafar, darren went is the on suspect who has been arrested. in 2015, the home went up for sale. it was listed for $2.5 million. the house was torn down in april of last year and now the market is back on the market for $4.5 million. the listing at

variety of reasons her client has decided not to rebuild here. as far as darren went is concerned, he's set to go to trial in september of this year. pat and leon? >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. fighting the flu just got a whole lot more difficult. why treating it this year is becoming just as towg as preventing it from spreading. new year, new credit score? we're working for you. consumer reporter susan hogan is going to show you how to improve your credit score by 20 points. plus, out with the old and in with the new. the new look and new flavors of diet coke that will have a lot of you talking. and chopper 4 is chasing some breaking news. we've got a report of an aptment fire in arga

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at first glance, these things may look like the real thing but they are not real air jordans. they are fake nikes. counterfeit shoes recently caught by custom and border protection officers at dulles international airport. the shipment was listed as auto parts and has a street value of nearly $60,000. >> it was going to virginia. >> where was it coming from? >> hong kong. >> this latest shnt

small fraction of the problem. customs and border protection officers say they seize about $4 million worth of counterfeit items every single day. >> a lot of fakes out there. we just checked with the centers for disease control today and flu levels in d.c., not too bad. but widespread cases reported in maryland and virginia. >> but wherever you are, suffering from the virus is miserable, especially if you need to be hospitalized for it. a shortage means that they can't treat patients as quickly as usual. >> and here is the explanation by dr. john torres. >> reporter: the country is in the middle of an unprecedented iv fluid shortage. it turns out, they are largely made in puerto rico and those factories were shut down because of the hurricane. the fast number of flu patients are making the situation even worse. i'm at

i'll talk about this on "nbc nightly news." digging out of debt. join the millions of people trying to do the same thing. your credit score can really suffer the deeper you're in. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you to improve your credit score by 20 points. >> okay. so the average credit score is around 679. this is according to wallet hub. so most people have some room for improvement and you can actually save a lot of money as a result. so first, what is your credit score? you can get it for a small fee from the credit bureaus or you can ask your bank. sometimes they will offer it to you for free knowing what your score is really gives you an accurate sense of your starting point and enables you to track your progress over time. the best way to improve your credit is to maintain an open credit card account that

report positive information to the major credit bureaus each month. if you don't have the credit standing necessary to qualify for a normal credit card, apply for what's called a secured credit card. this is really a great tool for rebuilding damaged credit and don't get close to your credit limit. credit scoring models look at how closure to being maxed out so keep your balances low. one other thing that will improve your score is only apply for the credit you need. if you apply for a lot of credit cards over a short period of time, it may appear that your financial circumstances have changed for the negative. back to you. >> thank you, susan. we want you to weigh in on our flash survey. did you go over your budget on your holiday shopping this year? >> yep. >> i did. not. i didn't. i didn't. i decided i want going to spend that much. so far, it's a dead heat between those of you who spent too much and t w

your budget. vote now on the nbc washington facebook page. >> doug, i know you did. you still have small kids. >> yeah. >> when you have small kids, you don't have a choice. >> yeah. you lay out a budget. i have a wife. >> small kids and a wife. >> exactly, guys. so you're feeling good about this weather and we're getting a break but for how long? someone said, hey, can we get out and swing the clubs tomorrow? i said yeah. >> how about that. >> you could do it. i wouldn't really recommend it but you can do it. temperatures are sitting at 42 degrees. it's another cool day. temperatures at or below average this aftern

48 in martinsburg. cooler to the east and warmer to the west. we're at 51 in petersburg, west virginia. trying to move on in here. it's going to have a hard time doing so tonight. no rain right now on the radar. here's what i'm talking about. cold air. the cold air moves on down the mountains to the east side. that's what it is doing. 44 in richmond. near 60 in morgantown, west virginia. and then 66 back to the west. so, yes, that warmer air will continue to try to move our way as we move into the day on thursday and friday. we have been on the cold side for a week. i've been showing you this map. i've been showing you this one, too. we get a warmup coming up the last couple of days. the jet stream dips down and enables us to get into the warm sector. into the 60s on friday but, guess what, here comes the cold right back in. it's a similar pattern to what we had last week. we'll have it again next week. the c w

rain is coming first. rain tomorrow night. i think your evening rush tomorrow night should be a-okay. a few showers around 10:00, 11:00. as we move into friday, numerous areas of rain and upper 50s and low 60s. all in all, friday is a little bit of a washout. you may be able to get outside. but a good day to wash your car and mother nature is going to wash the car for you. rain really coming down in some areas, so if you're heading out friday night, just know this, you are going to need the umbrellas. maybe not the coat. temperatures in the 60s and rain early and then again late at night. put away the coats. but not for long because by saturday, things change in a big way. when i say in a big way, 53 on thursday and 65 on fr

and by saturday afternoon, the windchills will be back into the 20s. it's really going to be a brutal weekend. 31 degrees. breezy, windchills in the teens on sunday and then that sets the stage for next week. look at all of the 30s we have. overnight lows in the 20s. not going to see any melting. we're going to see more of a refreeze of the potomac again. chance of snow next tuesday into wednesday. something we'll continue to watch for. there's your ten-day forecast. focus in on the warmth but know that the cold is coming right back. >> it's like a camel hump right in the middle of all of that. thank you, doug. looking for a new workout? the new exercise wave you may just want to ride. plus, breaking the ice. the local figure skater whose olympic dreams were dashed tells why she was so furious after her performance. and we have an update on breaking news we're following.

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now at 4:30, california catastrophe. dozens missing. we'll take you live to the rescue efforts. and under attack. you weigh in on the kid fashion ad that made the wrong statement and why the offensive

have been lost in translation. plus, salary backlash. why did a male actor get paid more than a thousand times than his female colleague for doing the same scenes? let's turn now to the immigration debate that has sparked thousands of protests. lawmakers say that they are getting closer to a deal to protect so-called dreamers. president trump is drawing a red line around the wall he wants to build. blayne alexander is tracking this for us from capitol hill. hello, blayne. >> two different tones from president trump. at times he appeared to agree with democrats but today he spoke directly to his base. president trump's first cabinet meeting of 2018 kicking off with a familiar tone. >> i don't think any administration has ever done what we've done. >> reporter: but today, a new

focus on immigration after yesterday's televised negotiations that angered some of in his party, the president now working to clarify. >> securing our border, including, of course, the wall, which has always been included, never changed. >> reporter: and president trump saying this about any action on daca, the law protecting thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. >> any bill we passed must improve jobs, wages and security for american citizens. the people who elected us. >> reporter: president trump also blasting the country's libel laws on the heels of an explosive white house tell-all book, "fire and fury." >> our current libel laws are a sham and a disgrace and do not represent american values. can't say things that are knowingly false and be able to smile as money

>> reporter: president trump sounding off once again on the russia investigation led by special counsel robert mueller. >> there is collusion but it's really with the democrats and the russians. far more than it is with the republicans and the russians. so the witch hunt continues. >> reporter: the president now calling on republicans to take control of the investigation. and when he was asked whether he would sit down with the special counsel for an interview whether he would be willing to do so, the president did not give a direct yes or no answer. pat? >> blayne alexander, thank you. heading into the martin luther king jr. day weekend, a lot of discussion about the state of racial equality in the u.s. whur's taylor thomas is here with today's "talk around town." welcome back, taylor. tell us about this new report and what your listeners are saying about it. the results are very interesting. >> very interesting, to say the least. wallet hub cuc

district of columbia. they had voter turnout to standardized testing and one of the things that came out of it that 92% of blacks feel that whites benefit more from services and programs throughout the u.s. where whites only felt they agreed with that statement 46% of the time. some of our listeners were kind of confused how they couldn't see the way that they were seeing the outcome of it. we also think that our listeners were telling us it's a teaching moment. now an opportunity we can he can press to them where we see the differences and why. of course, our millennials see things differently. it's instant gratification and instant response. one of our callers, named diamond from bowie, here's what she said about this report. >> caller: that's really shocking to hear because i don't understand how whites don't feel there's that big of a gap between equal opportunities for

the time. we feel it. we experience it in the workplace where there's money, economics, politics, et cetera, et cetera. and then as far as the states of kentucky, arizona, texas, wyoming, i don't see any progress at all. it's shocking to hear as a millennial. >> so the reports found most racially integrated states. maryland ranked eight and for states with the most racial progress, maryland ranked fifth. d.c. and virginia did not make the top ten list. >> i find that surprising, that kentucky would outrank the washington area, maryland and virginia. >> didn't make the list. >> a lot of different variables concerned. >> absolutely. and you talked about the monkey sweatshirt which leads us to some of the comments about wanting to respond in regards to that. just being upset, there was two s

wanted to be able to say, you know what, it was done in the uk. perhaps they see things differently. >> you're talking about the h & m sweatshirt, the one that said coolest monkey in the jungle and a black child was wearing it? >> yes. it was published in the uk where things are perceived differently. a lot of our listeners said this may be an opportunity where we can explain why african-americans in the u.s. may take offense to that. it was an opportunity. i think there were a lot of disappointed people that nobody in the marketing group saw that someone could be offended by that and wanted to make sure that their voices were heard and i want to make sure we touched upon it lightly, whur, we're on the heels of our mlk day. monday, molette green will be the moderator and it's an opportunity for the millennials to take the step forward as we go into this 2018. >> a town hall during which you'll talk about a lot of these

>> taylor thomas, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> leon? >> you ladies were talking about pay gaps. "all the money in the world" is taking on new meaning because there was a substantial pay gap tied to that film. usa today reports that mark wahlberg earned $1.5 million but compare that to $1,000 that michelle williams reportedly earned. both stars had to redo scenes when kevin spacey was dropped. williams agreed to reshoot the scenes without knowing about wall bergwahlberg's compensatio >> wow. a local olympic skater dreams dashed. her criticism about the judge's score and the message to skaters heading to pyeongchang. and a temperature trend over the next few days, we warm up through friday and temperatures come

weekend. more on that but with these warmups, we'll see a lot of ice break up around great falls and that's where the chopper is right now giving you a live view of the icy cold water and the ice.

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>> i think that these girls earned their spots and i am so excited to be able to kind of take a step back and cheer on team usa. >> four years ago, wagner also finished fourth in the trials but was put on the team anyway because of her overall accomplishments. she took home a bronze medal in the team event. >> it's got to be tough for her. that's the way it goes. as smartphone prices rise, more people are turning to used phones as a way to cut their costs. >> as they say, buyers beware. jim and wendy have this story coming up at 5:00. >> you know that $1,000 price tag, it's a little too rich. >> that's right. the cell phone business is becoming big business but it comes with some risk. ahead on news4 at 5:00, susan hogan will explain what you need to look out for. >> also, a

most of its equipment go up in flames. their story caught the attention of the washington caps and tonight he's stepping in with a special surprise, as you can imagine. >> we'll see you at 5:00 with those stories and more. >> thanks, guys. she lost her son to an especially addicted and deadly form of heroin. >> we're addicting an entire generation. >> the news4 i-team talks to this mother about the opioid crisis. digging in to where the drug that killed her son is coming from and what is being done to keep it out of your neighborhood. and breaking news in california. a double-dose of natural disaster. now the race is on to find survivors before it's too late.

i'm susan hogan with a live update on the e. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. they cannot 100% identify what affected the type ofç lettuce. the cdc has been working to determine the source of the outbreak in the u.s. africa nad gener and the last-known illness was in early september which suspects that they are no longer in our food supply. in all, 58 people were sickened and two people died. >> thank you, susan. breaking news now, a desperate search for dozens of people still missing in the aftermath of the deadly mudslides in southern california. right now, 15 people are confirmed dead. officials expect the death

>> let's go to the very latest from the scene. nbc's jinah kim is live in santa barbara county. what is the latest? >> reporter: pat and leon, we are standing on the 101 freeway which is a major artery between santa barbara and los angeles. officials don't expect it to reopen until monday at the earliest because of all of the mud and debris. near here, as you said, 100 homes have been destroyed. 300 more were damaged. rescuers continue the search for those still missing or trapped under yesterday's devastating mudslide. >> literally ripped apart by that flow of mud that made its way off the mountain. >> reporter: it came as people slept early on tuesday morning. left bare from last month's

wildfires. >> the entire building was shaking. we really thought the entire thing was going to go down into the streets. >> reporter: cars and homes slid away. more than a dozen people are dead with many more unaccounted for. >> there were four of them in the house. two were found. they are in the hospital. two are still missing. so they are just going to keep looking. >> reporter: survivors, some trapped for hours, were pulled to safety, including this 14-year-old girl. others scrambled onto rooftops until they could be air lifted out. entire neighborhoods remain completely cut off. >> before their homes and neighbors woke up, they just disappeared down the street and down this drainage here and down the creeks. >> reporter: the homes include homes from oprah winfrey and ellen degeneres. >>

my neighbor's house. devastated. >> devastated communities still recovering from last month's wildfires now digging out from another disaster. now, these mudslides were anticipated because we knew we would have loose hillsides after the thomas fire. according to officials, many of the residents that were asked to evacuate before the rain refused to. jinah kim, back to you. >> that's too bad. >> this is unlike anything they've ever seen. >> yeah. this is something that we do see when we have these huge fires on the mountains and you saw the power of the water taking those huge boulders. they slammed those into houses and you can see why there's such devastation there. the same storm system will make its way across the country and will bring the rest of us g

rockies. in the southeast, they'll get rain that they need. we have a drought situation. we're in one of the worst -- driest winters that we have seen and, once again, they see another storm similar next week and that's something that we'll be watching as well. the temperatures held down today. temperatures are 42 degrees and you can see it not dropping all that much but it's another chilly night across the area dropping down into the mid-30s. now, current temperatures, 45 in leesburg. once again, notice 45 in leesburg in the east and 36 in annapolis with the wind coming right off not just the water but all the ice. live in chesapeake now, they are under ice. so look

and no rain right now. i think we're going to stay dry. at the bus stop tomorrow, 35 degrees, not much for the kids in the way of recess. 46 degrees and mild. pickup temperatures in the 50s. as we move on through the next couple of days, look where we go. this is the storm that we're watching here. 53 on your thursday. way up to 65 on friday with a good chance of rain during the day and again at night and back down the roller coaster, a big one, and we have big-time differences on friday and saturday. let's take a closer look at it. amelia and i, we have been studying how this is going to affect you. it's a big one. not only is it about getting dressed but getting out the door and what you're going to run into. >> thatri

take a look. 7:00 a.m., morning commute on friday, could be a slow go but by lunchtime, low 60s and during the afternoon once they are home from school, soak it up because the rain does return for your friday night if you're going out for dinner. keep that in mind. so the commute, tomorrow night, some widespread wet roads and then friday night some wet roads to contend with once again. look how the temperatures come crashing down on saturday. future wetter this, 1:00 a.m., around 60 degrees. we're not up yet at that point. some of us were around 50 on saturday. we continue to fall into the 40s and by saturday afternoon and evening, doug, at that point, you can see temperatures here in the 20s and 30s. so a huge temperature drop throughout the day on saturday. >> yeah, we've been talking about the windchills in the

on saturday. it's going to feel 40 degrees colder from friday into saturday afternoon. same deal on sunday. not just that. the cold pat persterns moves ba. nothing huge but something we'll be watching. could be one of the biggest snows of the year. just to let you know what's going on. >> weather whiplash. >> exactly. enjoy it while you've got it, folks. >> that's right. a new target in our area in the battle against opioids and this comes from thousands of miles away. >> an investigation by scott macfarlane reveals a fast rising number of local cases in which the deadly drugs were shipped here from overseas. what happened one december night four years ago is still a blur to beth schmidt. >> a police officer came to the door. >> reporter: she was worried that her son was arrested.

>> it basically, he was immediay gone. >> reporter: shawn schmidt died of an fentanyl overdose at 23 years old. it's a cheap drug. >> i could spend six hours and walk away with heroin. >> reporter: six bucks? >> six bucks. >> reporter: overdoses have soared in our region. >> the fentanyl we see in fairfax county, montgomery county, d.c., it's coming from overseas? >> that's correct. >> reporter: the deputy u.s. attorney general rod rosenstein says that the cases have spiked. >> an increase demand here? >> reporter: yes. i think what you need to recognize is that this is a drug with a supply that creates the demand. in order for people to get hooked on fentanyl, they have to have fentanyl. >> reporter: the drugs are entering our area right here at therp

luggage and international passengers. customs and border protection officers and k-9s screen bags in a large industrial space beneath the terminal. they also sift through passengers' bags at the arrival checkpoints looking for things like this. nine pounds of drugs concealed in bags listed as oatmeal powder. we also found a case of drugs hidden inside a greeting card and one pound of drugs inside of lollipops arriving in a bag at dulles. custom officers have pulled everything from outside and cutting open hard candies with a knife to see if anything illegal was hidden inside. this supervisor says drug dealers try to fool them. >> we are more creative in stopping them from bringing it in. we're always one

>> reporter: surveillance video obtained by the i-team shows them grabbing the luggage. investigators say most of the narcotics are originating from china. the justice department says it's trying something new, going after the makers of the drugs overseas. weeks ago, prosecutors filed criminal charges in u.s. courts against suspected chinese manufacturers of fentanyl. shipped to the u.s. and connected to deadly overdoses. >> this is the first time we indicted by name in china those who are alleged to have supplied fentanyl and resulted in injuries or deaths in the united states. >> we're addicting an entire generation. >> reporter: beth schmidt says she supports stronger prosecution. >> we're not going to stop it from coming into this country. >> reporter: to keep it out of the hands of users once the drugs are here. >> we have to talk to kids younger and younger and younger and we have to wo

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right now at 5:00, the desperate searches for survivors a day after mudslides crushed homes and leave at least 15 people dead. i'm doug kammerer. we're tracking a chance of rain. i'm timing it out for you. also, a counterfeit crackdown. shoes shipped to a local airport and the clues that led agents to the discovery of se

jordans are fake. frozen followly. news 4 talks to the local man behind the local escapade that's been seen around the world. but we begin this evening with a tragic turn in the case of a man with dementia who had been missing for a week. >> his family led a massive search for daniel dehaven who was last seen in the beltsville area but last night he was found some 20 miles away. >> darcy spencer is live tonight. the message from police, darcy? >> reporter: that search started right here where i'm standing by the costco in bestsville. the search ended many, many, many miles away. police are still trying to figure out how you ended up there by the airport. this is not the ending that everyone was